Overkill : sex and violence in contemporary Russian popular culture /
Perestroika and the end of the Soviet Union transformed every aspect of life in Russia, and as hope began to give way to pessimism, popular culture came to reflect the anxiety and despair felt by many Russians. In 'Overkill' Borenstein explores the lurid and often-disturbing landscape of m...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008. |
| Series: | Culture and society after socialism.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | Perestroika and the end of the Soviet Union transformed every aspect of life in Russia, and as hope began to give way to pessimism, popular culture came to reflect the anxiety and despair felt by many Russians. In 'Overkill' Borenstein explores the lurid and often-disturbing landscape of modern Russian popular culture. Borenstein argues that the popular cultural products consumed in the post-perestroika era were more than just diversions; they allowed Russians to indulge their despair over economic woes and everyday threats. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 265 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0801463459 0801474035 9780801463457 9780801474033 |
| Author Notes: | Eliot Borenstein is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Russian & Slavic Studies at New York University. He is the author of Men without Women: Masculinity and Revolution in Russian Fiction, 1917-1929 . |